papa a la huancaina (peruvian potatoes with a curry cheese sauce
- 1 head lettuce
- 5 russet potatoes
- 5 eggs
- 7 soda crackers
- 1 medium queso fresco
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp aji amarillo (spicy yellow pepper puree)
- 10 whole black olives
- in a large sauce pan boil potatoes in their skin in salty water
- in another small sauce pan boil eggs
- while eggs and potatoes boil, in a blender blend together cheese, crackers, curry, aji Amarillo, milk and oil until it is completely blended together.
- the consistency of the sauce should be not too thick but not too liquidy.
- The sauce should fall off the spoon slowly.
- If it is too thick add more milk, if its too thin add more crackers
- once potatoes and eggs are boiled, carefully peel each.
- To plate slice the potatoes along the length.
- Cut the eggs in half.
- Place a leaf of lettuce on the plate, then the potatoes, top with sauce, and add eggs and olives for garnishment.
- This is to be eaten at room temperature and it is delicious.
- Got this recipe from my Peruvian friend
head lettuce, potatoes, eggs, crackers, queso fresco, curry powder, milk, oil, amarillo, black olives
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/336873-papa-a-la-huancaina-peruvian-potatoes-with-a-curry-cheese-sauce (may not work)